According to federal court documents filed this week, James K. Lee slid a note to a teller that read, "Bank Robbery NO Tricks NO allarms NO die packs,'' and made off with a manila enveloped that contained $694 in cash. Full story »

"It's not often that one can say you're lucky that you're going into custody for the next 60 months, but you are because the outcome could have been terrible,'' Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Gregory F. Silver told Dontae Mathis Jr., 16, at his sentencing Monday. Full story »

Multiple gunshots were fired from the south of the Shalamar Apartment Complex Sunday afternoon, striking Anthony Q. Jackson Jr. , 19, at least twice, and hitting a parked van and tree in the lot. Full story »

"It wasn't the punch, but the impact of his head striking the ground that caused his death,'' said Dr. Larry Lewman, of the state medical examiner's office. "It's an accelerated head injury.'' Full story »

Deirdre Renee Taylor-Roach, 49, was arraigned in Lincoln County Circuit Court on Friday afternoon, accused of first-degree theft. Taylor-Roach also had been serving as the victim's in-home caregiver before he was taken to a local hospital in Newport on April 25 and died there four days later. Full story »

Brandon Kaufman, 35, was fatally shot inside a trailer in the Fir Grove RV Park, at Northeast 72nd Avenue and Killingsworth, early Sunday, July 12, 2015. His fiancee Danielle Schmidt said Kaufman died on the day that the couple had intended to get married. Full story »

The agreement, reached through months of mediation, sets out who will be required to provide updates to the federal judge and on what, that the hearings will be held annually and makes clear that the city and all other parties won't have to present evidence at the proceedings. Yet it also makes clear that the federal judge retains authority over the settlement agreement that requires a wide range of police reforms. Full story »